Downtown Berkeley Association 
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January 7, 2011
Recycle Everything at ACE
Free Workout at YMCA
January Events Sampling
Downtown Berkeley Association

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MISSION

The DBA works to strengthen the downtown as a vibrant and welcoming urban destination for arts, culture, and commerce through effective advocacy, marketing, and direct services.


  Recycle EVERYTHING at Berkeley ACE Hardware

Daily Recycling - check out this amazing list!

What ever you cannot recycle at home, you can likely recycle at Berkeley ACE Hardware. Bring your batteries (includes automotive), light bulbs (all types), empty pressurized cans, cell phones and pda's, fluorescent ballasts and starters, fuses, circuit breakers, mercury thermostats, styrofoam packing peanuts, cardboard, xmas lights, electronic media (cd's, dvd's, vhs, tapes, zip discs, etc), all forms of clean plastics (cut up credit cards, grocery bags, clamshell packaging, plastic from toys, etc, but not Styrofoam blocks).


Some Items Benefit Charity

Recycling of xmas lights, sunglasses and reading glasses will benefit Lights for Life, Kiwanis Club, and Lyons Club.


Got Large Quantity?

If you have a large quantity to recycle, please call ahead so Ace can determine if they have the space to store it.  


Got Large Items?

January 22 - Electronic Waste (E-Waste) Recycling Event

Proceeds to benefit Children's Hospital in Oakland

On special event days, you can bring the following larger items. E-Waste (all types of electronics), household appliances (water heaters, sump pumps, fans, heaters, coolers, refrigerators, etc.). If you are in need of recycling these items at other times, call James Carpenter on Thursdays through Mondays to arrange for a special drop-off.


Need to Contact Ace? 

Big thanks to Virginia, Bill, Jamie and Anne Carpenter and Berkeley Ace Hardware for supporting our community. Call Jamie for any reason, but especially if you plan to bring large items or large quantity. (510)-845-0410
berkeleyace@berkeleyace.com.
 Invitation From The Downtown YMCA

The Downtown YMCA invites you for free workouts this month. For more information, click here to download the invitation.

Through out the year, the Downtown Berkeley YMCA offer Friends and Family Weekends  and special Open Houses where members can bring their family members and friends to use the YMCA for free. Stay in touch with your Y friends to find out when these events are happening. Or, call the YMCA at 510-848-9622.
  January Events (just a small sample)   


Bobby G's Pizzeria

Every Tuesday evening is "Acoustics Open Mic Night", and every Wednesday is "Trivia Night". Come by around 8:30pm and watch their calendar for other live music and events.


Saturday January 15, 2011, 8:30pm

Subterranean Arthouse

An eclectic evening with Gojogo - mixing Western classical and jazz sounds with the rhythmic traditions of India, and Sqwonk - a duo of double bass clarinet virtuosity performing Klezmer, Heavy Metal, and Blues, and Improv.


January 18-21, and January 24-25, 10am - 4pm

David Brower Center

Daniel McCormick Methods and Materials: Ecological Art in Practice

Check out this Installation and Fabrication event. It's a rare opportunity to watch the artist at work and learn about his process. Join Daniel as he builds an 8-foot sculpture specifically for this exhibition.


Saturday, January 22

Jazzschool

Julian Waterfall Pollack Trio

This rising trio presents an evening of music from Infinite Playground ("a stunning new album" - David Wiegand of the SF Chronicle) along with standards, Beatles and beyond. Featuring Julian Pollack, piano; Noah Garabedian, bass; Evan Hughes, drums.
Business News

Michael Bauer ranks Ippuku as one of the 10 best new restaurants in the Bay Area last year. Ippuku is located at 2130 Center Street in the former Act 1& 2 space.


Lococo Family Brings Sportivo to Berkeley.
Sportivo is located at 2132 Center Street.

Farewell to Beads Castle & Amanda's
Beads Castle at 2049 University Avenue will close this month. Nabila opened the store in 1999. She's offering a 50% discount until she closes her door on January 20th.

Amanda's Feel Good Fresh Food has closed. Watch their web site to see where and how they will re-invent themselves!
Downtown Berkeley Association
Supporting the commercial district since 1989

2230 Shattuck Avenue, Suite C, Berkeley, CA 94704
510-549-2230  *  info@downtownberkeley.org